THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A minister publicly pulled up a collector for not inviting him to speak. Minister G R Anil warned Collector Geromic George to follow the procedures while organizing an event. The venue was the inaugural function of government's taluk adalat organized at the SMV School yesterday.

Minister G R Anil was the main speaker. The collector after his welcome speech invited Minister Antony Raju. The minister after his speech went straight to the lamp without inviting the inaugural minister V Sivankutty. All the distinguished guests later lit the lamp. Sivankutty then went directly to the mike without being invited and gave his inaugural speech.

G R Anil thought that he would be invited after that, but no one called him. So, the minister delivered a speech on his own and then pulled up the collector. Minister Anil said the protocol should be followed while holding a government programme. It is the duty of the chairman to invite guests to speak. The collector was pulled up for the lapse on the side of Antony Raju. With this, Antony Raju intervened and calmed the minister. Minister V Sivankutty and V K Prashant MLA were nearby.